The Jamestown Community Chorus will present its holiday concert on Saturday, Dec. 14, at 7:30 p.m. at the recreation center. The show will feature popular songs from the 1940s, traditional carols, readings from Dickens, and a sing-along. More...

A workshop to teach children how to build gingerbread castles will be held at the library on Friday, Dec. 13, from 3 to 4 p.m. Kathy Brownell will lead the seminar. The event is open to children between the ages of 5 and 12. More...

Acoustic musician Matt Harke will perform at the Island Heron on Friday, Dec. 6, at 7 p.m. Cost is $10. Refreshments will be provided. Harke, a singer and songwriter, has recorded three albums. More...

The Quononoquott Garden Club will hold its final meeting of 2013 at the Conanicut Yacht Club on Monday, Dec. 9, starting at 11 a.m. New club officers will be installed. A Christmas luncheon at noon will follow the business meeting. More...

Artists are invited to submit original paintings, prints and photographs for a little-picture show that will be held at Melrose School during the Conanicut Island Art Association’s holiday craft sale on Saturday, Dec. 7, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. More...

St. Mark Church will hold its annual Christmas bazaar on Saturday, Dec. 7, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Items in the silent auction include a one-week vacation to Mount Snow, a private cruise on Newport Harbor, and Tiffany lamps. More...

A yard sale will take place at the Narragansett Avenue fire station on Saturday, Dec. 7, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Parents of eighth-graders will organize the sale in order to fund Lawn School’s annual trip to Washington, D.C. More...

The Jamestown Arts Center will host a holiday arts market on Friday, Dec. 13, from 6 to 9 p.m., and Saturday, Dec. 14, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. About 25 artists, designers and craftspeople will be on display to sell their work. Admission is free. More...

The library will hold its annual holiday book sale on Saturday, Dec. 7, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Sunday, Dec. 8, from 1 to 5 p.m. Available will be barely used books that shoppers can purchase to give as presents. More...